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El-No
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Number of the current element |
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Switches
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| Setting | Description |
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| CS type |
Cross-section is defined as database object with full geometry |
| CS-Val |
Cross section values in the element table are directly entered |
| Material |
The material is defined as database object and assigned to the element |
| E-G |
The statically relevant material parameters are directly defined |
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Eccentricity
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| Setting | Description |
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| Ex-Beg, Ey-Beg, Ez-Beg |
User defined eccentricity at element begin |
| Ex-End, Ey-End, Ez-End |
User defined eccentricity at element end
- Sign: From the element to the node in global coordinate directions
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| EccTyp |
Type of the cross-section eccentricity
- YoZo: no cross-section eccentricity considered (reference point = CG)
- YlZo: cross-section eccentricity in y direction considered
- YoZl: cross-section eccentricity in z direction considered
- YlZl: cross-section eccentricity in y and z direction considered
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Aero
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Assigned aero class (set of shape coefficients for wind calculation) |
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Cross sections
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| Setting | Description |
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| Ax, Ay, Az |
Cross section area and shear areas for shear forces Qy, Qz |
| Ix, Iy, Iz |
Moments of inertia (torsion, bending around y, bending around z) |
| U, UIN |
Outside perimeter length, inside perimeter of hollow boxes |
| CS-Beg |
Cross-section type assigned to the element begin |
| CS-End |
Cross-section type assigned to the element end Note: the cross-section values are averaged values between begin and end
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Orientation
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| Setting | Description |
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| Direction |
Code for establishing the default local coordinate system
- Deck: Standard case (element predominantly horizontal)
- Pier: Element vertical or predominantly vertical
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| Beta |
Rotation angle of the local coordinate system around the element axis |
| Alpha1 |
Elevation angle of the element axis (co-domain -90° to 90°) |
| Alpha2 |
Plan angle of the element axis (co-domain 0° to 360°) Note: The angles Beta, Alpha1, and Alpha2 describe the local coordinate system and are user defined fo spring elements (default: 0.0, 0.0, 0.0). For beam and cable elements, only the angle Beta can be modified by the user.
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Material
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| Setting | Description |
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| Material |
Name of the material assigned to the element |
| E-Mod |
Young's modulus (modulus of elasticity |
| G-Mod |
Shear modulus (= E-Mod/(2*(1.0+Poiss)) |
| Poiss |
Poisson ratio (lateral strain coefficient) |
| Alpha-T |
Temperature expansion coefficient |
| Gamma |
Specific weight |
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CS Plane
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| Setting | Description |
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| Begin |
Code for the orientation of the cross-section plane at element begin |
| End |
Code for the orientation of the cross-section plane at the element end
- Normal: CS plane is normal to the element axis
- Vertical: CS plane is parallel to the global Y direction
- Horizontal: CS plane is parallel to the global X-Y plane
- Angle: The deviation from the normal is defined by user defined angles XoY, XoZ
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| SinXoY |
Sine of the deviation of the CS-Y-axis from the element y-axis (Yl) |
| SinXoZ |
Sine of the deviation of the CS-Z-axis from the element z-axis (Zl) |
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Global Hinges
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Disconnected DOF's between element and nodes (related to the global directions and - in case of eccentric connections - arranged at the nodal point) |
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Local Hinges
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Disconnected DOF's between element and nodes (related to the local directions and - in case of eccentric connections - arranged at the elastic element end) | Setting | Description |
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| X-B, Y-B Z-B |
Disconnected displacement DOF's at the element begin |
| Wx-B, Wy-B, Wz-B |
Disconnected rotation DOF's at the element begin |
| X-E, Y-E Z-E |
Disconnected displacement DOF's at the element end |
| Wx-E, Wy-E, Wz-E |
Disconnected rotation DOF's at the element end |
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Composite structure
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| Setting | Description |
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| El-1 bis El-8 |
Up to 8 partial elements belonging to the current (composite) element |
| Comp-1 to Comp-4 |
Up to 4 composite elements, whereof the current element can be a belonging partial element at any stage in the construction schedule |
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Round. of hogging moment
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| Setting | Description |
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| bMy-Beg |
Rounding length for the transversal moment My at element begin |
| bMz-Beg |
Rounding length for the hogging moment Mz at element begin |
| bMy-End |
Rounding length for the transversal moment My at the element end |
| bMz-End |
Rounding length for the hogging moment Mz at the element end |
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Buttons in the bottom line of the pad
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| Setting | Description |
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| > |
"Jump to the first element in the element table |
| < |
"Jump to the previous element in the element table |
| >> |
Jump to the next element in the element table |
| >> |
Jump to the last element in the element table |
| E-Time |
Switch to the presentation of the time parameters of the element |
| E-Time |
Graphical presentation of the element |
| OK |
Exit Info pad and activate any changes |
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